Sewage truck flips on Rte. 9 in Southborough

A tanker truck hauling raw sewage flipped over on the westbound side of Rte. 9 in Southborough this afternoon, clogging traffic and sending some of that sewage into water mains that lead to conservation areas.

MetroWest Daily News, Framingham, MA

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Posted Aug. 15, 2012 at 12:01 AM
Updated Aug 15, 2012 at 3:21 PM

Posted Aug. 15, 2012 at 12:01 AM
Updated Aug 15, 2012 at 3:21 PM

SOUTHBOROUGH

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A tanker truck hauling raw sewage flipped over on the westbound side of Rte. 9 in Southborough this afternoon, clogging traffic and sending some of that sewage into water mains that lead to conservation areas.

Neal Aspesi of the Southborough Fire Department said the Northborough Septic Service Truck contained about 4,000 gallons of raw sewage, half of which spilled out around 3:25 p.m.

The driver of the truck was not hurt. Another truck was brought in to pump out the remaining sewage.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation, Aspesi said, adding that the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority were called to the scene.